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| Preface | |
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| An Ecological Approach to Education | |
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| Schooling in the 21st Century | |
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| A Visit with Judy Heumann | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Challenging the Status Quo | |
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| The Need for Educational Reform | |
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| Challenges to the Special Education System | |
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| Inclusive School Communities as a Context for Reform | |
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| Educational Outcomes for All Learners | |
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| Quality of Life | |
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| The Influence of Culture, Language, and Ethnicity | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: The Media Portfolio | |
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| Instructional Activity: Understanding Disability Through Case Studies | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Public Policy and Students with Disabilities | |
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| Knowledge Makes a Difference for All | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Relationship Among Laws, Regulations, and Practices | |
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| Historical Context: From ESEA to ADA | |
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| An In-Depth Look at Section 504 and ADA | |
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| An In-Depth Look at IDEA 97 | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Legal Bases for Access and Education for Individuals with Disabilities | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Involving Families in School | |
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| A Family's Story | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Understanding Families | |
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| External Influences on Families | |
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| The Impact of Children with Disabilities on Families | |
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| Family Support Systems | |
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| Family-School Partnerships | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: The Family Panel | |
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| Glossary | |
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| National Disability Organizations and Agencies | |
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| Tools for Constructing Inclusive School Communities | |
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| Collaboration in the Classroom | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Spirit of Community and Inclusion in Schools | |
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| The Changing Roles of Team Members | |
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| Developing Collaborative Skills | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Problem Solving with a Transdisciplinary Team: The Fishbowl | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Schooling the Whole Child | |
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| A Student-Centered Approach to Understanding Needs | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Nature of Learning | |
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| Learning and Disability | |
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| The Cognitive Domain | |
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| The Affective Domain | |
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| The Communicative Domain | |
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| The Physical Domain | |
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| Addressing the Four Domains of the Whole Child | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Self-Analysis of Learning Preferences | |
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| Strategies for Inclusive Schools | |
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| Developing Building and Classroom Strategies to Support All Learners | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Fundamental Assumptions About Students' Behavior | |
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| Building-Level Supports | |
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| Classroom Community Supports | |
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| Proactive Behavioral Supports | |
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| Individual Behavior Support Plans | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Creating an Action Plan to Improve Peter's Classroom Community | |
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| Using Assessment to Make Instructional Decisions | |
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| Assessing Students | |
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| Introduction | |
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| What Is Assessment, and Why Do We Do It? | |
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| Assessment in Inclusive Classrooms | |
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| Informal Assessment Tools | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Assessing Your Assessment Skills | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Assessing for Eligibility and Program Planning | |
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| Kathy Herman Remembers Her Staffing | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Eligibility Assessment for Special Education | |
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| Formal Assessment Tools | |
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| Assessment of Cognitive, Affective, Communicative, and Physical Needs | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Identifying Individual Student Needs | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Developing Responsive Curricula for Diverse Learners | |
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| Views of a Special Education Teacher | |
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| Introduction | |
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| An Overview of Curriculum Theory | |
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| Current Curricular Approaches in Special Education | |
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| An Inclusionary Approach to the Curriculum | |
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| Building-Level Curriculum Decisions in Inclusive Schools | |
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| Classroom-Level Curriculum Decisions in Inclusive Schools | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Creating Your Own School | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Developing Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners | |
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| Interview with a Student with Learning Disabilities | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Families of Instruction | |
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| Instructional Planning Using RSVP | |
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| Implementing Instruction | |
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| Evaluating Instruction | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Carousel Brainstorming | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Examples of Strategies from the Social Family | |
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| Examples of Strategies from the Information Processing Family | |
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| Putting It All Together | |
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| Meeting the Needs of All Learners | |
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| Four Frameworks for Dialog, Four Arenas for Action | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Changing Schools in a Diverse Society | |
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| A Personal Perspective on the Challenges of Diversity | |
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| Using Multiple Vantage Points to Understand Educational Issues | |
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| Your Story | |
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| Chapter Summary | |
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| Instructional Activity: Making Sense of It All | |
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| Glossary | |
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| References | |
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| Photo Credits | |
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| Index | |